Delivery Lead - Technical

Publicis Groupe; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wholeself program

Publicis Liberté

Marcel AI Platform

Marcel Classes

Career Conversations

Viva Women initiative

Birthday Leave

Flexible Public Holidays

Work Your World

Parental Leave

Sonder Wellbeing

Cancer Pledge

Job summary

Digitas, part of Publicis Groupe, Melbourne, is seeking a Delivery Lead (Technical) to steer large-scale programs spanning UX, technology and data. You’ll partner with senior stakeholders to shape delivery strategy and outcomes, combining technical delivery expertise with strong people leadership.

This senior role emphasizes commercial acumen, delivery maturity, and the adoption of AI-enabled practices to drive high-impact digital solutions for key client partnerships.

Qualifications

• 7+ years' experience delivering complex technical, digital or product-led programs.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams across UX, engineering, technology and data functions.
• Strong understanding of Agile delivery, product development and software delivery methodologies.
• Proven capability managing enterprise-scale programs, stakeholders, budgets and commercial outcomes.
• Experience facilitating workshops, roadmap planning and prioritisation sessions.
• Expertise with delivery tools such as Jira, Confluence, Monday.com or similar platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of complex technical programs across the full software delivery lifecycle (discovery to release).
• Partner with senior client stakeholders to define priorities and drive decision-making.
• Facilitate workshops to uncover business needs and shape roadmaps.
• Collaborate with UX, Data and Technology teams to balance value, user needs and feasibility.
• Own forecasting, budgeting, scope management and delivery governance.
• Coach Project Managers and drive AI-enabled delivery practices.

Skills

Delivery leadership

Multidisciplinary teams

Agile & product dev

Enterprise programs

Workshop facilitation

Delivery tooling (Jira)

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Monday.com

Job description

Company description

Consumer habits are anything but linear and attention must be earned. At Digitas, we understand that to break through, brands must be surprising, entertaining, and authentic.

Driven by imagination and fueled by deep cultural, consumer, and business insights, we craft impactful creative experiences across every medium — from integrated campaigns, gaming, and physical experiences to full-length feature films.

We earn the right for brands to be part of their customers’ networks. We drive growth with our amazing clients through our capabilities in Consulting, Products & Platforms, Customer Engagement, and Digital Media.

Part of Publicis Groupe and a Leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Global Marketing Agencies, we’re proud to work with some of the world’s leading brands.

Digitas — The Networked Experience Agency.

Overview

We're looking for a Delivery Lead (Technical) to lead the successful delivery of large-scale technical programs across some of our most important client partnerships. This position leads complex technical programs spanning UX, technology and data while partnering with senior stakeholders to shape delivery strategy and outcomes.

This is a senior leadership role for someone who combines technical delivery expertise, commercial acumen and strong people leadership to turn strategy into high-impact digital solutions.

Responsibilities

What You’ll Be Doing

• Leading the end-to-end delivery of complex technical programs across the full software delivery lifecycle, from discovery and planning through to build, testing and release.
• Partnering with senior client stakeholders to define priorities, align teams and drive confident decision‑making.
• Facilitating workshops that uncover business needs, prioritise opportunities and shape delivery roadmaps.
• Working closely with UX, Data and Technology teams to deliver outcomes that balance business value, customer needs and technical feasibility.
• Taking ownership of commercial performance through forecasting, budgeting, scope management and delivery governance.
• Coaching Project Managers, improving delivery maturity and driving innovation, including the adoption of AI‑enabled delivery practices.

Qualifications

About You

We know great candidates bring experience from many different backgrounds, so we're more interested in your capabilities and potential than a perfect match to every requirement. You will likely bring:

• 7+ years' experience delivering complex technical, digital or product-led programs.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams across UX, engineering, technology and data functions.
• Strong understanding of Agile delivery, product development and software delivery methodologies.
• Proven capability managing enterprise-scale programs, stakeholders, budgets and commercial outcomes.
• Experience facilitating workshops, roadmap planning and prioritisation sessions.
• Expertise with delivery tools such as Jira, Confluence, Monday.com or similar platforms.

Additional information

Publicis Groupe benefits: Be a part of the Publicis Groupe family, recent winner of the Employer of Choice Awards and one of the world's most progressive and dynamic modern communications businesses. You can learn more about us at www.publicisgroupeanz.com.

Enjoy all the perks that come with our network offering:

• A comprehensive Wholeself program supporting physical, mindful, and financial wellbeing.
• A creative, lively, and rewarding office environment where people love working with each other, supported by our Publicis Liberté flexibility approach — "working your way with us."
• Access to our Global AI Platform Marcel, connecting Publicis Groupe employees with opportunities for career mobility and collaboration across our global network.
• Extensive Learning & Development opportunities including more than 15,000 learning programs via our online learning platform, Marcel Classes.
• A culture of open feedback and support to reach your goals through our Career Conversations program.
• A committed Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion strategy driven through our Viva Women, Égalité, enABLE, EmbRACE, and Écologique committees.
• Leave benefits including Birthday Leave, Flexible Public Holidays, and an additional 5 days of leave after 2 years of service.
• Work Your World program enabling employees the flexibility to work from anywhere in the world for up to 6 weeks per year.
• Parental leave policy with up to 18 weeks based on tenure, paid primary carer leave, secondary carer swap, and Cub Care leave.
• Access to counsellors, psychologists, and professionals through Sonder, an all‑in‑one digital wellbeing technology platform designed to support psychological, medical & safety needs.
• A workplace that stands together to provide a more open, supportive, and recovery‑forward culture for all employees with life‑threatening illnesses. Read more about our Working With Cancer Pledge: https://workingwithcancerpledge.com/
• Proud partners of Diversity Council Australia, Pride in Diversity, Family Friendly Workplaces, Supply Nation, and the Australian Disability Network.

If you don't tick every box in this ad, please don't rule yourself out. Research suggests that women and other people in underrepresented groups tend to only apply if they meet every requirement. We focus on hiring people who share our values of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, fearlessness, and integrity rather than ticking boxes — so if this role resonates with you, please apply.

Diversity. Inclusion. Equity. More than just words; these are part of our DNA. At Publicis Groupe, we are committed to the inclusion and recognition of all people regardless of race, age, culture, ability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, and religious affiliation. We believe that to deliver the best solutions to our clients, our people need to reflect the diverse communities in which our clients operate. We value diversity and the skills, knowledge, and experience that difference brings to our culture and solutions.

Uniqueness is powerful; without it, we wouldn’t be where we are today. So be you — we like it that way.

We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for people with disability or those that require additional support throughout the application process. If you need any assistance or adjustments, please contact us via [e-mail]; your personal information will be kept confidential.